Sharing a common footprint
A MOSAIC wall mural produced by members of the Gippsland community was unveiled as part of Harmony Day celebrations at Relationships Australia Victoria's Traralgon centre yesterday.
Transport infrastructure concerns tabled
Dedicated transport infrastructure connecting Gippsland to Port Hastings would be built in tandem with major brown coal projects as they emerged, according to a State Government minister.
Stage one of Port Anthony facility close
A South Gippsland port facility touted to unlock Gippsland's potential as a coal exporting region is only months away from first stage construction completion.
Reactions to taser use tempered
The continued use of tasers by Victoria Police has been debated in an online forum by Express readers after a recent use of the device in Sydney resulted in a fatality.
Valley boom prediction
THE next decade could see the Latrobe Valley face the same boom conditions as Australia's northern states if current State Government coal allocation plans for the region are embraced by the market.
Clean-coal debate intensifies
DEBATE about the viability of much-touted clean coal technologies has intensified this week amid news of a coal allocation strategy for the Latrobe Valley.
‘Huge resource not to be ignored’
LATROBE City Council has welcomed this week's news that tenders will be thrown open shortly for expanded use of the Latrobe Valley's brown coal reserves but wants to ensure its future use is "value-added here".
Mining application rights withdrawn
A mining company has moved to alleviate community concerns, officially withdrawing its intention to pursue coal seam gas deposits in a mining exploration licence application covering the Toongabbie area.
No win for Latrobe Valley
THE Latrobe Valley is set to lose out economically and environmentally to the State Government's "immoral" ramp up of brown coal use, according to local and Melbourne-based environmental groups.
School denies restructure was planned
LAVALLA Catholic College's top administrative head has denied claims that plans to readjust its Newborough campus structure were crafted years ago.
Verdict offers little solace
THREE years on from Churchill's Black Saturday fires, accused arsonist Brendan Sokaluk was convicted, but the verdict brings little solace to the families of the bushfire victims, according to a grieving parent.
Jury hands down guilty verdict to Black Saturday Churchill arsonist
A FORMER Country Fire Authority volunteer has been convicted of deliberately lighting a bushfire on Black Saturday that claimed the lives of 10 people in Victoria's Latrobe Valley.
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Machete ban sweeps Victoria
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THE state government has used extraordinary powers to totally ban the sale of machetes.
Machete sale bans came into effect Wednesday, May 28.
Premier Jacinta Allan...
